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Germany Freelance (Freiberufler) Visa — no dedicated nomad visa: Family & Dependents

Bringing a spouse or kids on the Germany Freelance (Freiberufler) Visa — no dedicated nomad visa — what changes and what to check.

Verified Aug 2026 · Germany's Residence Act (§21 AufenthG), Income Tax Act (§18 EStG), and 2026 Berlin LEA procedural update

Family reunification follows Germany's general immigration family-reunification rules rather than a nomad-specific process built into the Freiberufler permit itself. Public guidance on this specific route's family provisions is genuinely thinner than what's published for the primary applicant's own professional and income requirements — confirm directly with the relevant Ausländerbehörde for your specific family situation rather than assume a simple extension of the primary applicant's terms.

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